diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/clipboard.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/clipboard.kak
index 7bd91ca8..85d297dd 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/clipboard.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/clipboard.kak
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ declare-option -docstring %{
 
 declare-option int clip_selcount 0
 
+define-command -hidden clip-trim %{
+    try %{
+        execute-keys <a-k>\n<ret>
+        execute-keys bjGjd
+    }
+}
+
 define-command -docstring %{
     clip-copy [-split]: copy selections to system clipboard
         Set the clipboard_copy_cmd option to change the command
@@ -28,8 +35,9 @@ define-command -docstring %{
                     # append a newline
                     # delete extra newlines
                     # select all, pipe to copy cmd
-                    echo '"a<a-P><a-K>\n<ret>a<ret><esc>gjd%<a-|><ret>'
-                    printf 'gj:try %%{ exec <a-k>\\n<ret> }'
+                    echo '"a<a-P><a-K>\n<ret>a<ret><esc>'
+                    echo 'gj: clip-trim<ret>'
+                    echo '%<a-|><ret>'
                 else
                     # paste all, select all, pipe to copy cmd
                     echo '"a<a-P>%<a-|><ret>'
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ define-command -docstring %{
             fi
         }
         # clean up
-        delete-buffer
+        # delete-buffer
     }
 }